Things I Don't Need Nanci Griffith

t mine Pieces I thought I would clear out over time Life takes over, I get ahead of myself, and I turn around And I?ve filled up the shelf With things I don?t need that wear me down Things I don?

Walk Right Back Nanci Griffith

I want you to tell me Why you walked out on me I`m so lonesome everyday I want you to know That since you walked out on me Nothing seems to be the same ole way Think about the love that burns Within my

Ten Degrees and Getting Colder Nanci Griffith

Though he never was that famous He was just a road musician To the taverns he would go Singing songs about the ramblin` The lovin` girls and gamblin` How the world fell on his shoulders Back in Boulder I

Not My Way Home Nanci Griffith

I know you believe in miracles That this love will come back around I know you believe the grass is growing Across this winter To the south of this town I know your kiss is sweeter Than the dust that this

I'll Move Along Nanci Griffith

This flesh and bone ain`t much protection For an honest heart like mine A broken home for good intentions Damaged inventions of my design I`ll move along time to move along I`ll move along time to move

Maybe Tomorrow Nanci Griffith

I will find somebody new Maybe tomorrow I will stop this missing you Maybe tomorrow Time`s the healer time`s the key So all the wise folks say Oh, maybe tomorrow But not today Life will once again make

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Nanci Griffith

You come home late And you come home early You come on big When you`re feelin` small You come home straight And you home curly Sometimes you just don`t come home at all So what in the world`s come over

The Ghost Inside Of Me Nanci Griffith

All the papers lie tonight But falling over you Is the news of the day Angels fall like rain And love, is all of heaven way Inside you the time moves and she don fade The ghost in you she don fade away

Wouldn't That Be Fine Nanci Griffith

If you knew my love had never flown away Would I be missing you wouldn`t that be roses Wouldn`t that be fine If I could wash away all these years with language Could this naked love survive the light of

Comin' Down In The Rain Nanci Griffith

And his heart never will be the same He got lighter than air But he`ll only come down in the rain Strung out and hung out to dry Laughin` under the line It`s not such a dignified place But he really don

Dress Of Laces Nanci Griffith

And she has a dress of laces It`s worn in many places The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread And she has a need for ahrin` For someone warm and carin` And no one sees a heart that`s underfed Young girl

Wasn't That A Mighty Storm Nanci Griffith

Wasn`t that a mighty storm Wasn`t that a mighty storm in the morning, well Wasn`t that a mighty storm That blew all the people away You know the year of 1900 Children, many years ago Death cakme howling

Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound Nanci Griffith

It`s a long and dusty road It`s a hot and heavy load And the folks I meet ain`t always kind Some are bad and some are good Some have done the best they could Some have tried to ease my trouble in mind

Morning Train Nanci Griffith

you my devotion You left me heartsick Oh, you couldn`t had hurt me more Not workin` with a night stick Now I`m tired of sharin` this bed of nails So come first light I`m gonna be right With the mornin

I Would Change My Life (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

You never liked this place where we'd been living all along So, you packed up your things and bought a one-way ticket home Leaving never hurt as much as being left behind [Chorus:] I would change my life

Try The Love Nanci Griffith

Before you marry, before you mend Or have someone`s children, long before then You could find something with somebody new Try the love I`m offering in my open arms Before you do We should have quarreled

Pour Me A Drink Nanci Griffith

Pour me a drink Light me a cigarette Help me forget The things that I've done Pour me a drink Then pour me another one To keep out this cold wind That blows through my soul Look at my life Here

He Was A Friend Of Mine Nanci Griffith

Thousand miles from home He never hurt no one He was a friend of mine He died on the road He died on the road Never had no money for to pay for sufficient clothes (He was a friend) He was a friend of mine I

Saint Teresa Of Avila Nanci Griffith

angels know her songs And all her sorrows Did you lift them from her brow Did you kiss her hand that took her soul Back up to you Our Patron saint of harmony and vow Help me in this stillness Tell me things

Beacon Street (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Gonna wake up crazy to the cry of the trains on Beacon Street So far from home, so far from love, so far from a friend in need And all I need is a heart to hold and a good night's sleep And all I have

Waiting For Love Nanci Griffith

Life is full of finer things They`re lost and found in the dark It`s the dog by the highway Who said,"Goin` my way?"

Night Rider's Lament Nanci Griffith

While I was out a-ridin` The graveyard shift midnight till dawn The moon was as bright as a reading light For a letter from an old friend back home He asked me Why do you ride for your money?

Summer Wages Nanci Griffith

Never hit seventeen When you play against the dealer You know that the odds Won`t ride with you And never leave your woman alone With your friends around to steal her She`ll be gambled and gone Like summer

Hometown Streets (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Everybody packs their goals And sails away for better shores I have seen times My sails have held a brilliant shine I hear tell that dreams come true Along these crowded avenues But, my peace of mind Is

I Knew Love (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I knew love When it still meant forever When a feeling shared didn't always have to hurt And a promise that was made would go unbroken I knew love When it was more than just a word I knew a time When hope

Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) Nanci Griffith

stacked In their Creosote dumps They`re flying them back To that Mexico border To pay all their wages To wade back again Goodbye to you Juan, goodbye Rosalita Adios mis amigos, Jesus and Maria You won`t

Tell Me How Nanci Griffith

"[Chorus:] Tell me how to keep your love You know how I need your love Tell me how you keep the love Within your heart from me Don't you know that I love you Let me show why; I'm true blue When I know

Simple Life Nanci Griffith

[Chorus:] I want a simple life Like my mother One true love for my older years I don't want your wars To take my children I want a simple life... while I'm here The sun and moon walk hand in hand together

I Wish It Would Rain (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Oh I wish it would rain and wash my face clean I want to find some dark cloud to hide in here Oh love and a memory sparkle like diamonds When the diamonds fall they burn like tears When the diamonds fall

Where Would I Be Nanci Griffith

(Paul Carrack) Tell me where Would I be now without you Without an angel Watching out for me Took a long, long time For me to realize All my faith in you Was so justified Tell me where Would I be without

The Wing And The Wheel Nanci Griffith

The wing and the wheel now they carry things away Whether it's me that does the leavin' or that love that flies away Moon outside my window looks so lonely tonight There's a chunk out of it's middle It's

This Old Town Nanci Griffith

to come Air filled up our bellies Dust filled up our lungs And we thought our time had come This old town was built by hand In the dust bowl of the Mother land There must be rock beneath this sand Oh, I`

Old Hanoi Nanci Griffith

lesser space In old Hanoi and they grew wings and they've flown away And in the words of Graham Greene Like the Quiet American Who's searching these sacred streets For old Hanoi And in all of these sacred things

These Days In An Open Book Nanci Griffith

Shut it down and call this road a day And put this silence in my heart in a better place I have travelled with your ghost now so many years That I see you in the shadows In hotel rooms and headlights You're

It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I am a backseat driver from America They drive to the left on Falls Road The man at the wheel's name is Seamus We pass a child on the corner he knows And Seamus says, "Now, what chance has that Kid got

Darcy Farrow Nanci Griffith

young maiden Darcy Farrow was her name The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she The sweetest flower that bloomed o`er the range She was courted by young Vandermeer And quite handsome was he I

Woman of the Phoenix Nanci Griffith

dreamed all the dreams that a wayward girl dreams In a thousand places gone Dallas was my late night out Radcliffe's served to roust me out And Houston lay like Cleavland with the color removed And all I

Wings Of A Dove Nanci Griffith

When trouble surrounds us When evil's come The body grows weak The spirit grows strong When these things beset us He doesn't forget us He sends down his love - sends down his love On the wings of a dove

Still Life Nanci Griffith

always there to give advice You never thought you'd have to take it It's still life, but it's broken It's still life, when it's torn It's still life that you're walking On and on and on and on and on You need

Back When Ted Loved Sylvia Nanci Griffith

There's only two that know for sure And neither one remain I don't need an answer I prefer to read between the lines Back when Ted loved Sylvia Back when Ted loved Sylvia

Two For The Road Nanci Griffith

never crossed in anger Voices never raised Two of a kind heart Two for the road We have been blessed with dreaming You had Georgia`s New Mexico And while your hands worked in China It was from Ireland I

From A Distance Nanci Griffith

flight From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace It's the voice of every man From a distance we all have enough And no one is in need

The Power Lines (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

And no place that you call your home There's no place that you cannot go With the gift within your hands And the tools to build another's dream That connects them to the power lines You do not feel you need

San Diego Serenade (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the light I never saw my hometown 'til I'd stayed away too long I never heard the melody until I needed the

You Were On My Mind Nanci Griffith

When I got up this morning You were on my mind You were on my mind I got some aches and I got some pains and I got some wounds to bind So I went to the corner Just to ease my pain Just to ease my pain

I Fought The Law Nanci Griffith

Breakin` rocks in the hot sun I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won I needed money and I had none I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the lawn won I left my

If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) Nanci Griffith

If I had a hammer I`d hammer in the morning I`d hammer in the evening all over this land I`d hammer out danger I`d hammer out a warning I`d hammer out the love between my brothers and my sisters All over

If Wishes Were Changes (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I wish that you loved me The way that I love you I wish I had Angels Who sang in my dreams If wishes were changes We'd all live in roses And there wouldn't be children Who cried in their sleep He wishes

I Still Miss Someone Nanci Griffith

At my door the leaves are falling The cold wild wind will come Sweethearts walk by together And I still miss someone I go out on a party To look for a little fun But I find a darkened corner Because I

Lost Him In The Sun Nanci Griffith

(John Stewart) Any given day there's a jet flying somwhere Oh, we bought a ticket and vanished in the sky And how was I to know he was leaving in the morning I never heard him go and then he never said